Asia Broadband Poised For Growth in 2021 From Strong First Quarter Foundation
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LAS VEGAS, May 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)
Asia Broadband Inc. (OTC: AABB) (“AABB” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the publishing of the Company’s first quarter financial results highlighted by a strong balance sheet with over $100 million in assets. AABB is in highly liquid financial position to self-fund and rapidly advance its gold mining and cryptocurrency sales and exchange business segments of the Company.
Less than two months ago, the Company launched its AABBG gold-backed cryptocurrency token sales and has accumulated approximately $1.5 million in cryptocurrencies. Recently, AABB hired a marketing firm that has now designed an international marketing campaign to proliferate brand exposure, increase token sales and AABB Wallet transactions and amplify public and investme
Memes-Turned-NFTs Earn Big Bucks
Much like cryptocurrency, NFTs live off of the perceived value that they hold in the eyes of the public. Since they are separate from copyrights, NFTs can technically be minted by anyone. EVERYDAYS: THE FIRST 5000 DAYS is a collage, by a digital artist BEEPLE, that is on auction at Christie s, unknown location, in this undated handout obtained by Reuters. Christie s Images LTD. 2021/BEEPLE/Handout via Reuters
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Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are possibly the most cryptic crypto trend at the moment. These blockchain assets are based on songs, pictures or videos, which are assigned unique, non-exchangeable or replicable blockchain addresses. These addresses can be bought, sold or swapped like you would a trading card. NFT sales of artwork and sports clips have been making headlines for a while, but the real hot topic in the NFT market at the moment are memes. Several people whose pictures have become famous as memes have been
The original, unedited version of viral
YouTube video
David After Dentisthas been sold as an NFT.
The 2009 video, which to date has racked up more than 140 million views on YouTube, features then-seven-year-old David DeVore Jr. experiencing another plane of reality after being anesthetized during dental surgery.
In the span of two minutes, young DeVore Jr. progresses from telling his father he has two fingers and four eyes to universal queries like “Is this real life?” and “Is this going to be forever?” and finally to pure wordless howling.
His father,
David DeVore Sr., recorded the video because DeVore Jr.’s mother couldn’t be present for the surgery, and posted it to YouTube so they could send the link to other family members. But internet denizens who stumbled on the clip were charmed by DeVore Jr.’s unique reaction, and it trended to become one of YouTube’s early viral hits.
The David After Dentist meme is now an NFT and yes, this is real life
It’s the latest 2000s meme to go up for auction
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David DeVore was seven years old in 2008 when a trip to the dentist left him feeling “funny” afterward. His dad, David Sr., recorded his son’s post-anesthesia musings (“Is this real life?” “You have four eyes” “I feel funny”), and when he uploaded it to YouTube a few months later intending to share it with friends and family the video went viral within a few days.
Now, 140 million views and 11 years later, David After Dentist is becoming the latest mid-2000s meme to go up for auction as an NFT.